Job Opportunities in South Africa
October 3, 2024
Barrows
Durban
FULL TIME
Junior Estimator
Job Purpose:
The purpose of this role is to provide cost estimates to Client Partners for the relevant displays/units under supervision.
Describe the role and its core responsibilities:
Minimum experience/requirements & Skills:
Minimum qualifications:
The purpose of this role is to provide cost estimates to Client Partners for the relevant displays/units under supervision.
Describe the role and its core responsibilities:
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Operational efficiency and excellence
- Production costing knowledge: the ability to read engineering drawings, understand a Bill of Materials (BOM) and apply the best (LEAN) manufacturing processes and materials to ensure a cost competitive solution.
- Temporary and Permanent costings: the ability to output production costing models to provide accurate and detailed cost estimates to stakeholders
- Input costing knowledge: the ability to revise and challenge all input costs associated with a Cost Estimate (CE). Ensuring the Costing Model is updated and accurate at all times.
- Document management: the ability to accurately file and store data pertaining Request For Price (RFPs) – local and international, CEs, quotations and any relevant documentation pertaining to a CE.
- Innovation:
- To provide innovative ideas pertaining to the products and services offered by Barrows. This relates to the materials, business processes and outsourcing activities.
- Industry knowledge:
- Continue to develop industry knowledge by visiting suppliers, doing trade visits and keeping abreast with credible information pertaining to the changes in the industry.
- Supply chain management:
- An understanding of both material and process suppliers and the offerings they provide, and the costs of these offerings.
- Networking and collabortaion:
- Continued relationship building with new and/or existing suppliers and clients.
- Application of collaborative-negotiation (win-win) approaches which benefit, Barrows, suppliers, customers and the environment.
- Cost Analysis:
- Provide basic analysis information between cost and sell prices for processes and materials, and the details thereof.
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Adhoc
- Any other reasonable request from management including particular projects as and when needed
Minimum experience/requirements & Skills:
- A minimum of 1-3 years’ experience in procurement
- Comprehensive knowledge of ERP System
- Excel, Power Point
- good communication (written, verbal and listening)
- working to tight deadlines
- prioritization of tasks
- conflict management
- negotiations
- Detailed information and being positive.
Minimum qualifications:
- Grade 12
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